Friday, February 16, 2007

No terror here, no siree.

Within 24 hours the FBI had announced that there was no terror link in the Trolley Square Shooting in Utah. My question: What has led them to that conclusion?

A conclusion that was reached despite the kid's being a Bosnian Muslim refugee who had Srebenica street cred. At the age of 5, he and his family fled their home as Serb forces overran their village of Talovici. He moved to his Utah in 1998. He dropped out of high school at 16 to work to earn money to support his family; a mother and father and three sisters. A family who is being very cooperative with the authorities.


From an article at the Salt Lake Tribune:

"In an interview with KUTV 2 News, the gunman's father could not make sense of his son's violence at Trolley Square. He said his son did not take drugs. "I think somebody push him. I don't know. I'm almost crazy with what happened. Maybe somebody sell gun or give gun."

The ATF admits they haven't been able to find out where he obtained the weapons and ammo. Yet. But they do know that it doesn't have anything to do with Islamoterror.

That brings us to his mosque. Well, until he started working at Aramark Uniform Services (hmm. I wonder if they are missing any police, fire or airport security uniforms?), he often attended Friday prayers at the Al-Noor mosque on 700 East in Salt Lake City, located a block away from the Trolley Square Mall. Also from the Salt Lake Tribune article:

"Imam Ali Mohamed, the spiritual leader at Al-Noor, said he does not know Talovic. "I know some Bosnians, but specifically this person, I don't know him," said Mohamed, a Somali who has been in Utah since 2000.

Up to 200 people turn out for Friday prayers and there is not much socializing, said Maung Maung, who attends the mosque.

Talovic's Muslim faith prompted questions about a possible political motivation for his killing spree, but the FBI in Salt Lake City said Wednesday it has no evidence that politics played a role. "


Politics???? WTF. It's not politics, it's ISLAM you morons!!!!

(Taking a deep, calming, cleansing breath here)

Bullsh*&.

Infidel Bloggers Alliance has some VERY interesting linkage about the FBI's seemingly premature CONCLUSION that no terror is involved.

Just like there was no terror involved in (and a big wet, thank you to FReeper Beckwith for this list!):

Ali R. Warrayat An Arizona Home Depot employee jumped out of the car’s path. To drown out the man’s yells, Warrayat reached over to his car radio and blasted Arabic music before crashing through the front doors.

Charles Bishop (Bishra) A note written by the 15-year-old boy who crashed a Cessna into a Tampa office building indicated he supported Osama bin Laden and that the act was deliberate, authorities say.

Haider Mohammed Contacted by Palm Springs Police, FBI investigators described Muslim who was arrested after threatening to 'Kill All Jews' as "not a person of interest."

Hesham Mohamed Ali Hadayet The suspect, Egyptian-born Hesham Mohamed Ali Hadayet, left two people dead and five injured at the El Al airlines ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport before being fatally shot by a security guard.

John Muhammad Federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint, charging alleged Beltway Sniper John Muhammad with 20 felony counts, including extortion and intent to commit murder.

Marc Lepine (Gamal Gharbhi) For 45 minutes on Dec. 6, 1989 an enraged gunman roamed the corridors of Montreal's École Polytechnique and killed 14 women.

Mohammed Ali Alayed After apparently undergoing a religious awakening, a Saudi Arabian student in Houston killed his Jewish friend by slashing his throat.

Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar Just-graduated student named Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, 22, and an Iranian immigrant, drove a sport utility vehicle into a crowded pedestrian zone at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He struck nine people.

Naveed Afzal Haq Eyewitnesses told the Seattle News that Mr. Haq announced, "I'm a Muslim American; I'm angry at Israel," and then began shooting. He killed one woman and wounded five others.

Omeed Aziz Popal Up to 14 hurt in San Francisco hit-and-run spree. Seven are critical. The driver believed to have struck and killed a man in Fremont earlier.

Sulejman Talovic Police Tuesday identified the gunman accused in Monday night's Trolley Square shooting as Sulejman Talovic, an 18-year-old Bosnian refugee who lived in Salt Lake City.

And the beat goes on....